math – The Phoenix

Research Spotlight: Victor Barranca and Applied Mathematics (Part I)

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As

April 12, 2018 Sydney Covitz 1 Comment diversity, engineering, gender, math, mathematics, physics, women, women in stem

Why does my math class have so few girls? Why did the engineering department here have only one female professor

February 9, 2017 Noah Giansiracusa 0 Comment debate, discussion, math, professors, reasoning

In a recent piece for the Phoenix, “Why Mathematical Reasoning Should Be a Part of Civic Education,” Zhicheng Fan advocates

February 2, 2017 Zhicheng Fan 0 Comment debate, education, math, reasoning

We now live in a world where reason and truth are under siege on a daily basis. The Economist declares

April 25, 2013 Daniel Block 0 Comment diversity, engineering, math, race, science

It is no secret that some racial and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in the math, engineering, and the sciences. According

February 28, 2013 Daniel Block 0 Comment academics, Calculus, math, Placement, Testing

Olivia Edwards ’14 knew she wanted to major in biology when she came to college. In order to do that,